CD Projekt Red today revealed the first preview of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition on the new generation of consoles PS5 and Xbox SX. The game will launch on the new generation platforms in the middle of next month as a free upgrade for those who own the last generation version.
Here are the most important updates The Witcher 3 will receive on next-gen
- Better graphics on next-gen hardware, comparable to Ultra Graphics settings on a PC.
- Visualization integrated into the game.
- New gameplay camera option, which places the camera close to Gerald, over his right shoulder (like the camera in God of War Ragnarok).
- Settings for graphics in the new generation: Performance mode (60fps) and quality (30fps with Raytracing).
- Full support for the DualSense controller, with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers.
- New controls without having to open the secondary menu during combat.
- Much faster load times on next-gen when you load your game or fast travel around the world.
- The map now includes marker filtering, allowing you to disable or enable certain symbols.
- Minor gameplay tweaks and rebalancing throughout the game (to be fully detailed in upcoming patch notes).
- New walking and running controls, giving you more control over Geralt's movement speed.
- Captions can be made to appear in a larger font.
- You can now pause the game during cutscenes
- Dubbing has been added in several new languages.
- Better language translation.
- Hybrid minimap option, which makes the minimap disappear after a certain amount of time (until you press the focus button again).
- New quest inspired by The Witcher on Netflix.
- New swords, shields and items.
- Alternative costume for Dandelion.
- Support for saving and transferring game progress across all platforms.
The developer also confirmed that more details about the next-gen upgrade for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition will be revealed in the coming weeks, leading up to the December 14 release date.
Do you think these improvements in terms of graphics and gameplay will be enough to convince you to return to the game on the new generation?
